Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

AN ltAC ousS Va SoAhChuD
againit the trustees of the Pittsburg and
Lake Erie Railroad, to break the deed and
en- Join defendants from interfering with
VandGbilt in the voting of his stock, Judge
Stowe of the Common Pleas Court, over
ruled the demurrer after plaintiffs had
striker from their bill the prayer Tor de-
clarint null and void the trust deei. This
leavesthe suit as asking for an injunction
TO restain the trustees from lnterfe ring
with he voting of the Vanderbilt stock.
The court required the defendants and
trustees 10 ans Wer the bill in thirty days.
The ase involves nearly $40, 100000 and
the control of the Pittsburg anu Lake Erie
road nd it's branches.
TIE Swedish Lutheran Augustana synod
Of Moth America opened q weeks sess on
at Chicago recently. The following officers
were elected: President, Rev. +. Il. l..
Carls,n; vice. president, Prof. o. Olson.
tn, first complaint to 60 from Iowa to
the Interstate commerce comm ssion, is
that snt by Gen. Solicitor Tracy, of the
Burlington, Cedar R,pids and Northern,
asking special ruling compelling ibe
Chi.ago, st. Pau', Minneapolis and Omaha
IOhS " JOiut tiChtSo hCIctoIoAO IA
effet at tn functions of the lines of the
two companies at Luv. rne. Mimi, Rock
Rapds and Sibley. In., and Sioux Falls,
u. II. The hitter company has irsued
striigent orders TO cond uctors forb.di nC
then 10 longer honor said tickets.
TIE Chicago jury in the Lood'e case
brotght in verdict of guilty against Nc
Gargle and Mcdonald. The penalty was
fixet at three years III the penitentiary.
HENRY V. LESLEY, defaultin, secretary
Of The Chesapeake and Drl,w re Coal
company, who with j. A. l.. Wilson, for
mer treasurer of the same company, fled
from Philadelphia the early part of July
of last year with n large sum of money
beloI sing to the COMPANY, was taken into
custody and locked up in the central po.
lice station for hearing. H. lately return
ed 10 Philadelphia and was hidin,. The
of which $615, 2U0 ,ep,esnted an over is-
cue of The ccmiany's bonus ana sZ.Wu III
Lehish valley rai'road bonds and $35, 200
in cash, distracted by the manipulation OF
The books.
THE floods in Hungary are srtsiding.
Fifteen hundred farmers are totally ruined
and the entire damage is estimated $5,-
COG, 900.
INFORMATION from Peoth is the ef.
feet that while a party of $50 pilgrims
we're crossing the Danube river, near
PANS, the boat was caught in a hurricane
and capsized. Only q few of the party
recovered.
SEVERAL tenants arrested at Bodyke for
resisting officers, have been sentenced to
prison at hard lalor for terms ranging from
one TO three mouths. After being SEN
tenced they were taken TO Eunis Station
under n heavy escort Of police. Crowds
f symrathizing people gathered and
eheered them and became SO demonstra-
tive that the police were ordered to charge
and dispersc them. This they did with n
will, and piled their batons SO vigorously
that several Of the people were severely in
jured.
TIE agent Of the O'Callahan estates at
Bodyke, which have been the scene Of
recent evictions, writes to the Times
stating that almost all Of the tenants paid
their rent regularly until the national
league melted them to demand 80 per
cent reduction. Even then many tenants
paid their full rents secretly and had their
receipts back dated prior to the league
mandate, and that some went SO far as to
implore that jeciments be served ON them.
althoul b they had paid all, in order 10
avoid league vengeance. "The whole re-
sistances," the ngent says, ''vas due to
the action of the league; have not the
least doubt could have effected peace
ful settlement but for the mischievious in.
reference of outsiders.